BRISK SELLING

Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 40, 17 February 1938, Page 2

BRISK SELLING

Breeding Ewes Predominate

WETHER LAMBS EASIER Pr6id Our Own Corresnondent. HASTINGS, Feb. 16.

Brisk Selling took place at to-day’s sale for store sheep at Stortford Lodge when 18,000 head were yarded. Breeding ewes and lambs predominated In the yarding, there being very few wethers penned. Woolly , white-faced wether lambs met with an easier market due to the wet weather and these made the be3t buying of the day. A fine entry of shorn lambs In extra good order, offered on account of Mr Frank Hildreth, of Mangawhare, topped the sale at 18/3. Aged ewes suitable only for fattening again made very dear buying. Quality was not featured among the breeding ewes, most of which were five and six-year-olds and in hard condition. An occasional line only made good buying.

Taking to-day’s values as a guide, entries at the ewe fair on Friday should •command very ready selling.

Realisations were as under: — On account of Messrs Parsons Bros, and off the Wharerangi hills, 201 six-year-ewes, fairly framed and showing quite fair mouths, met the market at 19/3.

On account of Lee Bros., Kaiwaka, 345 mixed-aged ewes, chiefly five-year-olds, well framed, quite well mouthed, realised 21/6.

On account of McKinnon Bros., Wai•hua, 240 fairly grown two-tooth wethers in good store order and hardy, brought 23/-. These young wethers should finish 'well on good country. On account of Mr. F. Hildreth, Man•gawhare, 211 shorn fairly grown whitefaced wether lambs, in good condition, very healthy and bright, were sold at 18/3.

On account of Mr. C. Brown, Maraetotara, 109 mixed aged ewes, chiefly 'five-year-olds, mouths being guaranteed right, brought 21/3. These ewes were in good order and were good buying. On account of Taurapa Station, 301 medium-grown shorn white-faced Kvether lambs, in bright and healthy •order, brought to 16/7. Off the back country 180 aged ewes boor mouthed and in light condition, were dear at 17/-.

! Down from Puketitiri, 185 small biedium-grown woolly white-faced wether lambs, in very healthy condition and should carry over well, brought 16/9. ' On account of Mr. A. Cockburn, Waihau, a line of five-year ewes, well mouthed, brought 22/3. Down from the Middle road, a line of store ewes in light condition, sold well above their value at 13/1. On offering of store ewes, in hard condition, although described as forward, were passed at 14/9. From the Kereru district, a line of small-framed four and six-tooth ewes, late shorn, realised 24/-.

From Morere, an entry of white-faced woolly wether lambs, in hardy condition and bright, a very useful line, sold at 18/5. A line of small-grown Down-cross lambs, which were only suitable for carrying over, were passed at 11/9.